Magdelena Luczak and Mariusz Krezolek will go to prison for a minimum of 30 years, following their sentencing at Birmingham Crown court.

Sentencing the pair, the judge told them: "Over the nine weeks of acutely distressing evidence I have not observed a single sign of genuine remorse at any stage from either of you."

During a nine-week trial, the heartless pair were revealed to have starved and tortured the tot.

Magdelena Luczak and Mariusz Krezolek were told by the judge that they showed no remorse

“Over the nine weeks of acutely distressing evidence I have not observed a single sign of genuine remorse at any stage from either of you”

Judge

Daniel died after being savagely beaten, when he was left with a fatal head injury, before being abandoned to die alone in his unheated "cell" room over a period of 33 hours.

A jury heard how the couple - described as "monsters" - denied Daniel food, imprisoned him in a locked room and force-fed him salt at their home in Coventry.

Luczak and Krezolek, both originally from Poland, also made Daniel perform punishment exercises such as squats or running.

A computer generated image of Daniel Pelka displaying the injuries sustained by him

They duped teachers and doctors into believing his weight loss was a result of an eating disorder.

Police said the abuse had turned Daniel from a "bright-eyed boy" to "a broken bag of bones".

He weighed just 1st 7lb (10.7kg) when he died.

As she jailed Luczak and Krezolek, Mrs Justice Cox described the case a "deepiy shocking and disturbing".

She added: "As the trial has progressed, harrowing details of the unimaginable acts of cruelty and brutality inflicted on little Daniel, over many months, have exposed both the torment and despair he must have suffered and your callous disregard for his pain and distress.

"Time and again, knowing exactly what you were doing to him, both of you concealed your conduct from the authorities by a series of deliberate and elaborate lies, designed to put them off the scent and to prevent them discovering Daniel's true plight.

"Your campaign of cruelty, as it has accurately been described, culminated in the severe blow or blows to his head that killed him. He was just four and a half years old."